…these small hard seeds of Teosinte were a staple of the Mayan diet, and sometime around 6000 BC the Mayans began cultivating their Teosinte on farms, instead of collecting it…
USDA NASS: Cropland Values Stable
…on farms, averaged $3,080 per acre for 2017, up $70 per acre, or 2.3 percent, from 2016 values. The highest farm real estate values were in the Corn Belt region…
Funding to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods
…$299,844 Grow Food d/b/a Viva Farms, Mount Vernon, Washington, $488,758 Multi-year large-scale projects ($500,000 or greater, not to exceed 4 years): California Department of Food and Agriculture, Sacramento, California, $3,944,573…
Agri View: Hobby Farming
…acreage. Just enough land to grow food crops and raise animals. Some farms are as small as 20 acres. Some larger. Now, these are people who want to stay busy…
Organic Family Farmers Need Strong Standards and Enforcement
…farmers entered into organic production to add value to their farms. “The fraudulent imports caused a drastic drop in organic grain prices and caused consumer suspicion about the program,” Johnson…
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Proclaims National Farmers Market Week
…agricultural products, generating revenue that supports the sustainability of family farms and the revitalization of rural communities nationwide.” Throughout the week, thousands of U.S. farmers markets will highlight the range…
How’s Your Agriculture Labor Availability?
…their specific operation,” noted Jacobsen. Information coming directly from farms and ranches is critical in getting an accurate picture of the labor availability in the state. Jacobsen commented on the…
Canada Egg Production Up Nearly 5 Percent This Year
…from May 2016 to May this year. Placement of hatchery chicks on farms rose four percent to 65.5 million birds from June 2016 to June 2017 and stocks of frozen…
Wind Power Advancing in U.S.
…Aug. 6-12, featuring tours of wind farms and factories and other opportunities to learn more about wind power. The week’s festivities will be capped with a community fair at noon…
Tax Reform Crucial for America’s Farmers, Ranchers
…addressing key issues like overall tax rates, capital gains taxes and enhanced expensing, it will be good for farms and other businesses. “Our farmers and ranchers face numerous challenges and…
SoftBank Investing in Indoor Vertical Farming Company
…funding, according to organizers, will fuel further expansion and more farms. AgFunder, a portal connecting ag innovators with investors, says the investment is a “testament to the strength of the…
Agri View: 2017 Farm Census
…and changes. The census keeps tabs on how many farms, and who operates them. And, it is the only source that does that. The time allotted for the census is…
NMPF Proposal to Improve H-2A for Dairy Advances Thanks to Rep. Newhouse
…to advance NMPF’s proposal to expand the H-2A farm worker visa program to include year-round employees on dairy farms. During consideration Wednesday of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s annual…
Farmers and Ranchers Push for Comprehensive Tax Reform
…AFB Women’s Leadership Committee. “Reform is absolutely necessary so we can pass our farms and ranches down to our sons and daughters.” Kalena Bruce, a Farm Bureau member from Missouri,…